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01/25/2008 01:47:50 AM · #1 |
| My D70s is on its 6th rollover, over 50K actuations. Time to think of a new cam while I can afford one. Body only D80 is one way to go but it would mean a new set of media cards, though SD's a very affordable. I could get a used D200 for about a $150 US more. The camera has only 8500 acuations. I leaning toward the D200. I would love a D300 but it is not going to happen in the near future. Any thoughts on this? Thanks! |
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01/25/2008 01:59:13 AM · #2 |
| used d200 ANYDAY rather than D80 new...better handling and a million other things... |
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01/25/2008 02:08:34 AM · #3 |
Originally posted by hotpasta:
used d200 ANYDAY rather than D80 new...better handling and a million other things... |
Agreed. |
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01/25/2008 03:08:29 AM · #4 |
I would recommend holding each. The D200 and D300 feel like such a substantial camera compared to the D70 and D80.
And fast - boy those 200's are peppy.
Guess where my vote is... D200 |
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01/25/2008 07:34:51 AM · #5 |
I sold my D80 to get a used D200 as i couldn`t get on with the D80 metering.
D200 much better camera all round, very very please with it. |
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01/25/2008 07:40:17 AM · #6 |
| I may be biassed... but the D200 rips the D80 for ease of use... feels a lot more solid in my hands as well, but pick up both before you buy. |
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01/25/2008 10:42:46 AM · #7 |
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01/25/2008 10:44:44 AM · #8 |
Look what I just spotted!
FS: D200 |
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01/25/2008 11:34:15 AM · #9 |
Originally posted by salmiakki:
Look what I just spotted!
FS: D200 |
Cool! Same price as the others I saw...about 10K more actuations though. Course the others don't have any of that Yanik Karma that I could sure use! I'll keep it in mind as the others were posted on another site on 01/10 and may no longer be available. Have to check.
Message edited by author 2008-01-25 11:37:31. |
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02/05/2008 04:18:40 PM · #10 |
| tah dah! And a battery grip....can't play with it until tomorrow...drat...Not sure at all how to do anything, like even put a card in! LOL! Gotta RTFM!!! |
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04/24/2008 11:05:44 AM · #11 |
Not sure if this post is still going or not but I just wanted put in my 2 cents. I owned a D70s, was looking to upgrade and assumed a D80 would be the next step. After reading this I looked into the D200 and found that a used D200 and new D80 were pretty much in the same price range. I ended up buying a used D200 off of craigslist and am VERY pleased! If you are debating whether or not to go new or used here was my deciding factor. The D80 has a life of around 100K actuations where the D200 is almost twice that amount. The one I bought has 9K on it and I'm sure it will take me at least 10 years to get even near 200K. This thing is AWESOME!!!!
Hope this helps! Cheers! |
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